Women Celebrating Women

Next Women Celebrating Women Event:

March 16, 2016



Location: C. Charles Jackson Center at Gustavus Adolphus College.


In the United States, Women’s History Month is celebrated in March. Each year, the National Women’s History Project selects a theme to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs.

Locally, we celebrate with an event called Women Celebrating Women, which celebrates the accomplishments of women of all ages and walks of life from our area. Our goal is to write women into the history of St. Peter. We attempt to provide a lovely dinner, displays related to the theme of the year, a short program and conclude the evening by honoring a person who has made notable contributions to the community of St. Peter.



Women Celebrating Women is in its 13th year and has honored many women in the community for their leadership and contributions to society — locally, statewide and in some cases nationally. We have also posthumously honored such notable women from St. Peter’s history such as Lillien Cox Gault Wolfe, Jan Moline and Josie Powell Stone. Each of these women is a part of the history of what makes St. Peter such a successful community. Their contributions serve as an inspiration to young women and a challenge to all of us.



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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

2013 WCW Award Presented to Michelle Zehnder Fischer

The Women Celebrating Women award was presented to Michelle Zehnder Fischer, Nicollet County Attorney, at the tenth annual Women Celebrating Women event Tuesday evening.

Zehnder Fischer was recognized for her contributions to the St. Peter community and Nicollet County through her professional accomplishments and civic interests. 

Zehnder Fischer joined the MacKenzie Gustafson Law Firm in 1995 as the firm’s first female associate and the first female attorney in St. Peter. She became the Chief Deputy Nicollet County Attorney and is now the Nicollet County Attorney.

Zehnder Fischer has shown a commitment to representing Nicollet County in Child in Need of Protection or Services. She has been described as passionate about child protection and combating child abuse. In addition, Zehnder Fischer has gained a great reputation as a civil practitioner, focusing primarily in the field of family law.


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